3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
efficacy 
1
 | (功效) power to produce desired effect |
| (假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (特别的,非凡的) exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual |
electron
2
| (朦胧的,谜一样的) obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
| (摘抄,摘录) passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition |
| (电子) elementary particle with negative charge |
| (显赫的声望) fame; high status importance owing to marked superiority; rise of ground; hill |
eloquent
3
| (善于表达的,有口才的) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive |
| (博学的) learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
| ((逐步或暗中)侵占,蚕食) intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits |
| (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
empirical
4
| (命令,阻止,禁止) direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis |
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (电子) elementary particle with negative charge |
| (经验主义) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
encroach
5
| (生态学家) biologist who studies relation between organisms and their environment |
| (赋予公民权（投票权）) admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| (特别的,非凡的) exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual |
| ((逐步或暗中)侵占,蚕食) intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits |
encumber
6
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| (拖累,负担) burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims |
| (接受,支持) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
| (抹掉) rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
engrave
7
| (赞美) praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| (雕刻,镌版,铭刻在心) carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving |
| (劝诫,忠告) urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal |
| (爱慕,爱的表示) tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
enjoin
8
| (命令,阻止,禁止) direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis |
| ((逐步或暗中)侵占,蚕食) intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits |
| (环绕,包围) form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround |
| (禁运) ban on commerce or other activity |
ensconce
9
| (泡腾,沸腾；兴奋,活泼) inner excitement or exuberance; process of bubbling as gas escapes |
| (超越,胜过) go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree |
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (雕刻,镌版,铭刻在心) carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving |
epistolary
10
| (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (抹掉) rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
| (功效) power to produce desired effect |